Rachel Glenn

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Rachel Glenn
Personal information
NationalityAmerican
Born (2002-04-17) 17 April 2002 (age 22)
Sport
SportAthletics
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)High jump: 1.94m (Fayetteville, 2024)

Rachel Glenn (born 17 April 2002) is an American track and field athlete. She is the 2024 NCAA indoor champion in the high jump.[1]

Career

In her freshman year at the University of South Carolina, Glenn won the SEC Outdoor Championship and the 2021 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships title just a few weeks later. She later transferred to the University of Arkansas.[2][3]

Glenn was an NACAC Championships silver medallist in Freeport, Bahamas in August 2022 behind compatriot Vashti Cunningham, with a height of 1.84m.[4] That month she competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon.

In February 2024, she set an indoor personal best of 1.90m at the Tyson Invitational at Randal Tyson Track Center in Fayetteville.[5] She won the 2024 NCAA Indoor title in March 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts..[6]

Personal life

From Southern California, Glenn signed a NIL contract with the WWE’s Next In Line class of 2022.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Rachel Glenn". World Athletics. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  2. ^ McCarthy, Caroline (July 14, 2023). "Olympic hopeful Rachel Glenn left South Carolina over NIL strategy". New York Post. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Rachel Glenn Wins High Jump National Championship". ABCColumbia. Jun 13, 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  4. ^ Brennan, Eliott (19 August 2022). "Kassanavoid headlines day of US domination at NACAC Championships". Insidethegames. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  5. ^ "RACHEL GLENN 1ST PLACE WOMEN'S INVITATIONAL HIGH JUMP, 2ND PLACE 200M AND 6TH PLACE 60M HURDLES - TYSON INVITATIONAL 2024". Runnerspace. 10 February 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  6. ^ "Arkansas' Rachel Glenn Sets Women's High Jump NCAA Record". Bleacher Report. 9 March 2024. Retrieved 10 March 2024.
  7. ^ Macheca, Joe (7 June 2022). "Gamecock Track and Field Star Rachel Glenn inks unique NIL opportunity with WWE". on3.com. Retrieved 10 March 2024.